A Wife...to Steve Stern, and this is the joy of my life. Steve is also a pastor at Westside Church and his office is right down the hall from mine which means it takes a lot of willpower to keep from bugging him all the time.
A mom...of three amazing daughters – Whitney, Tori & Tess as well as my only begotten son, Josiah. Whitney recently got married to Corey who is a huge blessing to our family (and Whit likes him a lot as well).
A pastor…at Westside Church in Bend, Oregon. It’s a place I love dearly and it’s been a joy to serve on staff there for about six years. To discover more about the church I call home, just jump on the information superhighway and take a sharp left at www.westsidechurch.org.
A speaker...at churches, youth and women’s events. This may be why you’re actually on this site. Choosing a speaker is such an interesting thing, isn’t it? I’ve found that it’s one of the bigger conundrums in ministry as there are a lot of great speakers out there, but not every one is right for every group. I don’t have a lot of empty space in my schedule, but I do book as many speaking engagements outside my church as I and my family can comfortably handle. There are a couple of messageshere and here for your listening enjoyment, so you can see if we might be a good match for one another. Also, reading my (sometimes random) blog will help you understand who I am. The best way to contact me for booking information is by email at: bstern@westsidechurch.org.
A pretend chef.
Pretty sure that there will be Food Network in heaven.
Bo,
Remember me? I was the worship leader for the ladies retreat for Hope Foursquare in Leavenworth on your birthday. I can’t tell you what an impact you made on my life. God did something big that week-end. I so relate to you and your speaking style. I wish we could have heard you speak more. Also, I am now getting up early and having quiet time every morning since the retreat. I am not a morning person either. This is a miracle in itself. I just wanted to let you know that you are truly being used of God in so many ways. I bless your compassion, kindness and realness. Thanks again! Keri
Keri, Of course I remember you! I enjoyed my time with you and the Hope women so much! Thanks so much for your encouraging words. I hope your mornings are changing your life – it’s the biggest change that has ever happened in mine. -Bo
Bo-
I just attended the Selah seminar at George Fox Last Saturday, Not only did I start my walking this morning I also had a hour in the bible, prayer and journaling. This made a significant change in my day and I feel like I have been close to God ever since Saturday. I know this was good because yesterday I was on a spiritual high and this morning started out rough but after the hour I spend I was back at the Plate and I dont mean china.
I know you had a impact on me because it always sounds like a good Idea but usually never happens(hour with God).
Heres the thing, I bought 3 student joy project books(for me my mom and a gal who is going through a rough time) and went to study this morning and realized I should have got the CD as well. Could I buy one? Where? how?
I met you at the Selah Conference just a week or so ago. We just had our Women’s Conference this week-end at Macleay Christian Retreat Center in South Salem and I’m already looking forward to next falls conference. (By the way I LOVE fall too!) Anyway, would you please consider being our conference speaker next October 1,2 & 3rd . We are Canby Foursquare Church in Canby, OR and this years conference speaker was Tammy Donahoo our Interim General Supervisor of Foursquare.
macleaychristianretreat.com
Thank you and I’ll look forward to hearing from you,
Annette Swor
Kathleen – thanks for your comment! The DVD’s can be ordered through my web site http://www.bostern.com. They’re backordered right now, but will be available in about a week or so I believe. Bless your walking and seeking…He will be found by you!
I am earnestly studying the Word like never before…but have never really used a Greek/Hebrew dictionary, study help. What do you recommend? Any other study helps…you could recommend would be greatly appreciated!
I love E-Sword software. You can download it online for free (at http://www.e-sword.com, I believe) and it has a Strong’s Concordance and a lot of add-on study tools that make life really easy and wonderful for me. I got the KJV and ESV versions of the Bible for free and purchased the NLT, Nave’s and Matthew Henry Commentaries to round it out. If you aren’t computer saavy, you can do a lot with just a basic Strong’s (you can get them used at http://www.half.com and they’re very reasonable) and I also really LOVE the Zondervan Bible Handbook or the Hayford Bible Handbook. Any of those resources will be a good starting point…if I only had to choose one, I would pick the Zondervan. For the price and information, it’s a treasure.
Bless you as you pursue the rich and incomparable Word of God!
Bo,
Remember me? I was the worship leader for the ladies retreat for Hope Foursquare in Leavenworth on your birthday. I can’t tell you what an impact you made on my life. God did something big that week-end. I so relate to you and your speaking style. I wish we could have heard you speak more. Also, I am now getting up early and having quiet time every morning since the retreat. I am not a morning person either. This is a miracle in itself. I just wanted to let you know that you are truly being used of God in so many ways. I bless your compassion, kindness and realness. Thanks again! Keri
Keri, Of course I remember you! I enjoyed my time with you and the Hope women so much! Thanks so much for your encouraging words. I hope your mornings are changing your life – it’s the biggest change that has ever happened in mine. -Bo
Bo-
I just attended the Selah seminar at George Fox Last Saturday, Not only did I start my walking this morning I also had a hour in the bible, prayer and journaling. This made a significant change in my day and I feel like I have been close to God ever since Saturday. I know this was good because yesterday I was on a spiritual high and this morning started out rough but after the hour I spend I was back at the Plate and I dont mean china.
I know you had a impact on me because it always sounds like a good Idea but usually never happens(hour with God).
Heres the thing, I bought 3 student joy project books(for me my mom and a gal who is going through a rough time) and went to study this morning and realized I should have got the CD as well. Could I buy one? Where? how?
P.S you are so funny
Hi Bo,
I met you at the Selah Conference just a week or so ago. We just had our Women’s Conference this week-end at Macleay Christian Retreat Center in South Salem and I’m already looking forward to next falls conference. (By the way I LOVE fall too!) Anyway, would you please consider being our conference speaker next October 1,2 & 3rd . We are Canby Foursquare Church in Canby, OR and this years conference speaker was Tammy Donahoo our Interim General Supervisor of Foursquare.
macleaychristianretreat.com
Thank you and I’ll look forward to hearing from you,
Annette Swor
Kathleen – thanks for your comment! The DVD’s can be ordered through my web site http://www.bostern.com. They’re backordered right now, but will be available in about a week or so I believe. Bless your walking and seeking…He will be found by you!
Annette – I emailed you!
I am earnestly studying the Word like never before…but have never really used a Greek/Hebrew dictionary, study help. What do you recommend? Any other study helps…you could recommend would be greatly appreciated!
whoops…somehow I deleted my subscription…will try again
Hi Debby,
I love E-Sword software. You can download it online for free (at http://www.e-sword.com, I believe) and it has a Strong’s Concordance and a lot of add-on study tools that make life really easy and wonderful for me. I got the KJV and ESV versions of the Bible for free and purchased the NLT, Nave’s and Matthew Henry Commentaries to round it out. If you aren’t computer saavy, you can do a lot with just a basic Strong’s (you can get them used at http://www.half.com and they’re very reasonable) and I also really LOVE the Zondervan Bible Handbook or the Hayford Bible Handbook. Any of those resources will be a good starting point…if I only had to choose one, I would pick the Zondervan. For the price and information, it’s a treasure.
Bless you as you pursue the rich and incomparable Word of God!
Bo